The story of the legendary 426 Hemi doesn’t begin with the 1966 model year. Rather, it starts in 1963, when Chrysler Corporation found itself far off the podium at both oval tracks and drag strips. In ...
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The forgotten 426 Hemi program that nearly reshaped Mopar performance
When people hear “426 Hemi,” they usually picture tire smoke, bold fender badges, and the golden age of American muscle. But ...
Few engines in American history carry the weight that the Chrysler 426 HEMI does. Born for NASCAR in 1964, the seven-liter V8 was sidelined for the 1965 season because it was not yet available in ...
Developed specifically for racing in 1964, the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Hemi V8 found its way into street-legal cars for the 1966 model year. Chrysler was pretty much forced to create a streetable ...
The 1960s are littered with a plethora of high-performance powerplants, often with overlapping names and terms. The 426 is a victim of such naming conventions, with two prominent engines boasting the ...
Based on the bones of Chrysler’s first-generation Hemi engine from 1951 to 1958, HOT ROD had a pretty good sense that the new version from 1964 was going to kick ass. Don’t get too excited, fellows, ...
Dodge sold nearly 10,000 Challenger SE models in 1970, but only 59 were also R/Ts equipped with the 426 Hemi. Only 37 were fitted with the automatic gearbox.
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